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You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor
You Shall Strengthen Them: A Rabbinic Letter on the Poor, was derived from earlier published essays
Purim Song Sheet
This 1-page song sheet, prepared by Yossi Hoffman, contains the text, transliteration, and translation of popular songs for Purim.
Al Ha-nissim
This ready-to-use text, which includes commentary and kavanot, has been excerpted from Or Hadash: A
Lighting the Hanukkah Candles: Blessings & Songs
Text, translation, and transliteration of the blessings and popular songs to accompany the lighting
Tishah B'Av Resources
Most of these resources have been excerpted from Siddur Tisha B'Av PDF, Copyright 2003, The Rabbinical Assembly.
בדיקת חמץ: The Search for Hameitz
This one-page sheet includes text, instructions, and transliteration for the ritual of searching for hameitz and the destruction of hameitz.
Convention 2014: Schedule
For a more detailed schedule, click here.
Monday May 12thLimmud Breakouts (1:45 pm - 3:00 pm)
Ideas that Work: Transforming Communal Prayer (3:15 pm - 4:45...
Convention 2014: Presenters
Jeffrey Abraham, Rabbi, Congregation Sons of Israel, Nyack, NY
Aaron Alexander, Associate Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
Jeannie Appelman, Seminary Leadership Project Founder and...
From the Pulpit and Bringing it Home
By Dahlia Bernstein, Bellmore Jewish Center, Bellmore, New York
When the High Holidays begin right after Labor Day and you’re brand new in thepulpit, how do you introduce yourself to the community? For Rabbi Dahlia...
Reception to Honor Jan Caryl Kaufman
Join us at a reception to honor Jan Caryl Kaufman For her 19 years of devoted work on behalf of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Conservative Movement and her 35 years as a rabbi$36 couvert. Please RSVP by the 26th...
Interim Rabbi Seminar
A one day training session intended to give you the skills to provide one year of service to a congregation as a pulpit rabbi, an organizational consultant, and a transition expert. You will learn how to work with your congregation to provide a...
2013 Year in Review
Over the past year the Rabbinical Assembly has continued to expand and improve the services we provide. Our recent work has included:
Conveying Conservative Jewish interests to top US and Israeli leadersProviding member support and...
On the rights of non-Orthodox rabbis, where's the outrage?
By Julie Schonfeld
Originally posted on JTA, the Forward, and Times of Israel
The good news is in: Rabbi Avi Weiss’ conversions will be accepted in Israel.
I am glad to see that the religious integrity and...
RA Congratulates Israel Prize Winner Rabbi Shamma Friedman
NEW YORK – In response to today’s announcement that Conservative movement rabbi and professor Shamma Friedman had been chosen for the prestigious Israel Prize for Talmud research, Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik, president of the Rabbinical Assembly,...
MOCA Mondays: Tech Tools for the Rabbinate Part III
MOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Listen to the RecordingTopic: Twitter 101If your are publishing on the web, it is worth considering...
MOCA Mondays: Tech Tools for the Rabbinate Part II
MOCA (Meditations on Career Advancement) is a teleconference for RA members about career development and best practices in the search process.Listen to the RecordingTopic: Facebook for Your CommunityHow are organizational Facebook pages...